In 2017, the 15th anniversary, Silicon Valley Reads focuses on “. . . and justice for all,” a conversation about the unconscious biases we all have, and how these assumptions, perceptions and prejudices can lead to people being treated unfairly, especially in the legal system.

Too little rain . . . too much rain. Either case of extreme weather can dramatically impact everyday life. Silicon Valley Reads 2016 explores the effects of climate change with its theme “Chance of Rain”, featuring the books Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta and Sherwood Nation by Benjamin Parzybok.

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. While books have been and continue to be banned, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority...

Our ebook pick for summer is Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill a Mockingbird. Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014.